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DARTFORD 1908-1946
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BuilderMounsey & FosterWhere BuiltSunderland, EnglandDate Built1877Tonnage1312 GRTOwners & Previous Names1877-1883 J T Morton, London
1883-1900 G Traill & Sons, London
1900-1908 D Corsar & Sons, London
1908-1946 USSCoAdditional NotesAfter purchase by USSCo fitted out as a sail training ship for 12 cadets. This was increased to 36 in 1911. She served this role for 4 years but in 1912 was converted to a coal hulk firstly at Wellington and then in Auckland from 1921. Hull beached at Rangitoto Island in 1946.
Where BuiltSunderland, EnglandDate Built1877Tonnage1312 GRTOwners & Previous Names1877-1883 J T Morton, London1883-1900 G Traill & Sons, London
1900-1908 D Corsar & Sons, London
1908-1946 USSCo
Additional NotesAfter purchase by USSCo fitted out as a sail training ship for 12 cadets. This was increased to 36 in 1911. She served this role for 4 years but in 1912 was converted to a coal hulk firstly at Wellington and then in Auckland from 1921. Hull beached at Rangitoto Island in 1946. Connections
New Zealand Ship and Marine Society (21st Aug 2019). DARTFORD 1908-1946. In Website New Zealand Ship and Marine Society. Retrieved 23rd Feb 2020 08:26, from https://nzshipmarine.com/nodes/view/825